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A. Merc Rustad's Blog: Robots With Keyboards

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Announcing: YOU FED US TO THE ROSES by Carlie St. George

I’m delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Carlie St. George’s short story collection, You Fed Us To the Roses! Featuring ten contemporary dark fantasy and horror stories, You Fed Us to the Roses: Stories will be released October 18, 2022 from Robot Dinosaur Press.

Pre-order now!

“You Fed Us To the Roses is a book that presses Scream Queens against Riverdale and says “now bite!” A diz

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Average rating: 3.86 · 7,315 ratings · 1,543 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle, John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 2,732 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Theodora Goss (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,263 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Charles Payseur (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humans Wanted by Vivian Caethe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jody Lynn Nye (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), J.A. Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncanny Magazine Issue 23: July/August 2018 by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Damian Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sam J. Miller (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cosmic Powers: The Saga Anthology of Far-Away Galaxies by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author), A. Merc Rustad 3.63 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Want to be a Robot and Other Stories 4.16 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Not a Wardrobe Door 3.27 avg rating — 56 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taste Yourself it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brightened Star, Ascending Dawn 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“How to tell your pretend-boyfriend and his real boyfriend that your internal processors are failing:

1. The biological term is depression, but you don't have an official diagnostic (diagnosis) and it's a hard word to say. It feels heavy and stings your mouth. Like when you tried to eat a battery when you were small and your parents got upset.
2. Instead, you try to hide the feeling. But the dark stain has already spilled across your hardwiring and clogged your processor. You don't have access to any working help files to fix this. Tech support is unavailable for your model. (No extended warranty exists.)
3. Pretend the reason you have no energy is because you're sick with a generic bug.
4. You have time to sleep. Your job is canceling out many of your functions; robots can perform cleaning and maintenance in hotels for much better wage investment, and since you are not (yet) a robot, you know you will be replaced soon.
5. The literal translation of the word depression: you are broken and devalued and have no further use.
6. No one refurbishes broken robots.
7. Please self-terminate.”
― A. Merc Rustad, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015

tags: depression, robots, suicidal-thoughts

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“You sit beside the sorcerer, your love, and unzip your ribs. Tucked under your heart is a small oak box, plain and unvarnished. You offer it to the sorcerer. 'I brought this for you.”
― A. Merc Rustad, Love Hurts: A Speculative Fiction Anthology

tags: fantasy, love-hurts, shadow, short-story, short-story-collection, sorcerer, speculative-fiction

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“Eleven reasons you want to become a robot:

1. Robots are logical and know their purpose.
2. Robots have programming they understand.
3. Robots are not held to unattainable standards and then criticized when they fail.
4. Robots are not crippled by emotions they don't know how to process.
5. Robots are not judged based on what sex organs they were born with.
6. Robots have mechanical bodies that are strong and durable. They are not required to have sex.
7. Robots do not feel guilt (about existing, about failing, about being something other than expected).
8. Robots can multitask.
9. Robots do not feel unsafe all the time.
10. Robots are perfect machines that are capable and functional and can be fixed if something breaks.
11. Robots are happy.”
― A. Merc Rustad, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015

tags: difference, emotions, feelings, happiness, humanity, living, robots, sex

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